A mixed group of Northern Route Army soldiers and orc warriors fought together. The ground was already covered with corpses, less than half of which were orcs, and some were human soldiers, half-elves and kobold corpses, and some kobold corpses.
He was even knocked flying and hung on a branch.
And because the orcs were powerful and used blunt weapons, the corpses in the forest looked a bit tragic, with red and white objects scattered on the ground. However, the soldiers of the Northern Route Army who fought with them did not look timid at all. Although this
There was no one-horned sacred beast that suddenly appeared to help, but the mixed team with war dancers and phantom shooters was not weak to begin with. Coupled with the recent continuous victories, the morale of the entire army was boosted to the extreme.
, which can be deterred by a few casualties.
The orcs' previous tactics of deliberately creating horrific scenes to frighten the human soldiers were completely ineffective here, and instead aroused the ferocity of the human soldiers even more.
An orc soldier had just knocked down two Northern Route Army soldiers with great force. Their helmets were dented, and blood came out from the gaps in the helmets. They fell to the ground with no possibility of survival, but the surrounding people
The soldiers showed no intention of retreating. The nearest soldier had already taken advantage of the orc to swing his axe, pulled out the thin sword from his waist and stabbed the orc warrior in the waist. The armor on the side of the waist was already weak, and in addition
The cone-shaped rapier was designed to pierce armor, and the rapier pierced the orc warrior in one blow.
"ah!"
The orc warrior let out a scream of pain. The human soldier who thrust out the rapier was considered experienced. The moment the rapier penetrated the human soldier, he let go and dodged. The angry orc warrior turned around and tried to use up some strength to hack the sneak attacker to death, but failed.
I saw that the other party had slipped out several steps away.
"kill!"
The soldiers of the Northern Route Army did not give the orc warriors another chance to show off their power. Two long soldiers directly held the orc warriors up. The surrounding warriors swarmed up with their shields and chopped down the injured orc warriors to the ground.
"Whoosh!"
"ah!"
"Retreat! Retreat!"
The phantom archer's arrows flew out one after another. The orcs who were shot were either dead or seriously injured. The armor worn by ordinary orc warriors was basically a decoration for the arrows shot by the phantom archer. In addition,
The phantom shooter has an almost 100% hit rate. Once the battle between the two sides falls into a stalemate, the orcs can only wait to be slowly harvested by the phantom shooter. Therefore, seeing that there is no chance of approaching the phantom shooter, the orc commander can only order a retreat despite the casualties.
.
"kill!"
Watching the orcs retreating, the soldiers of the Northern Route Army became more morale. They chased for dozens of meters before retreating amidst the sharp whistle of the command. Everyone had joy on their faces. The orcs who were difficult to kill before were now
All of them easily turned into military achievements.
In the dense forest, the Northern Route Army was still advancing vigorously. Under the command of Gru, the unicorn holy beast was rampaging through the forest as a quick-response support force. If the orc army was small, it would be impossible to stop the unicorn holy beast. If there were more, the unicorn holy beast would be better.
What they will face immediately is Gru's concentrated military attack, and the casualties of the orc warriors will be even more severe.
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Compared to the atmosphere on the human side, the atmosphere on the orc side is much heavier.
"General, the Seventh Capital was killed in the battle, and was shot in the back by a human sharpshooter during the retreat. The Ninth and Tenth Capitals also suffered heavy losses."
"General, the fifth capital encountered the Unicorn Horse when ambushing the human army. The entire army was almost wiped out. Only a few soldiers escaped."
"Order the law enforcement team to execute any soldier who escapes without receiving the order immediately!"
"Yes, General!!"
One after another bad news was sent back, either asking for help or simply reporting the news of the annihilation of the entire army. In two days, Qilwei's flag regiment had been reduced by more than half. If it weren't for the strict military laws of the orcs and the fact that they are not like humans,
In a battle with an old enemy, the general army should collapse at this casualty rate, instead of struggling to hold on now.
If the battle continues at this rate of casualties, even if the orcs can fight to the last soldier, they will not be able to sustain it for long. According to the current battle loss ratio, the orcs and the Northern Route Army cannot even exchange one to one.
This also includes races such as kobolds, which most of the time cannot be counted among casualties.
"Is there no news from the leader of the Resado Banner?"
"No, there is still no human supply team found on General Resado's side."
"How can it be!"
Qilwei, who had always been calm, couldn't help but lose his composure. He couldn't understand that according to the food currently carried by human beings alone, it was only enough for one day at most. If the human supply team did not send the food up, now the human army would fight
No matter how bad it is, if you've been hungry all day, you still have to take a break.
It would be wrong to say that the human supply team moves through other routes. They are much more familiar with the roads in this dense forest than humans. Except for the road where Resado ambushed, which can barely transport some supplies, other small roads are accessible to small teams.
How can we send supplies when the situation is difficult?
The opposing commander completely forgot about supplies? Unless the opposing commander is stupid. No, even if the opposing commander is stupid, his subordinates will remind him that if the supplies cannot keep up, the human army should stop and wait, instead of just like
Now the offensive intensity shows no sign of weakening at all.
Now, no matter how Qilwei adjusts his tactics, the effect is minimal. The task force is coordinating with the Dragon Xinguan Legion that comes up to support in rotation, plus the unicorn holy beast is galloping, and the orc army is now unable to even parry.
, they could only rely on their familiarity with the terrain to deal with the Northern Route Army, but the losses were also increasing. Qilwei could only hope that the human race would collapse on its own due to insufficient supplies.
"Order the Eleventh and Twelfth to go up and provide support. Humanity must be delayed for two more days!"
"It's the general!"
Both of these were sent back for rest after losing more than half of their value, and now they will be sent out again in less than a day. Obviously, Qilwei's cards are about to be exhausted.
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North Road Army.
"Report to Sir Richard! General Gru said that the army can continue to move forward. The forest in front has been cleared!"
"Um."
"General Gru is really a fierce general. I dare not say anything else. I have never seen anyone in Longxing Pass who can match General Gru's ability in jungle warfare."
When warriors go to the battlefield, their thoughts will become simpler, and they will not be afraid of offending others when they speak. When they praise Gru, they will step on others.
"Yes, Lord Gru's strength and commanding ability should be among the best in the entire kingdom."
The people around him also drank in response. It was not a compliment. The strength and command ability shown by Gru in the past few days were obvious to all. Even before the unicorn holy beast joined the battle, it was so overwhelming that the orcs couldn't hold their heads up. What's more,
Not to mention that now that the one-horned holy beast has joined the war, the orcs basically have no power to fight back, and the army does not even feel hindered at all as it marches.
Only the heroes recruited in the tavern reacted indifferently. In their minds, Gru was not a general with a low reputation. He was a famous general who had already achieved great power on the mainland. Now his performance in this dense forest can only be regarded as a routine operation.
That's all.
"Okay, the army should not rest any more. Order all armies to continue moving forward!"
"Yes, sir!"
"keep going!"
"keep going!"
The generals under his command all shouted loudly! The soldiers also moved very quickly, and soon the army continued to march along the road cleared by Gru.
Because of the recent victories, all the generals in the army are in a good mood at this time, especially the generals who came to support from Longxingguan, including the phantom shooters, the unicorn sacred beasts and the giant dragons, especially the unicorn sacred beasts.
And the giant dragon, in the past, with such combat power, one of the entire army was a treasure and would not be used easily. Human dragon knights usually only played two or three in a very large battle.
Now the giant dragon in the sky, the unicorn holy beast on the ground, and so many knight-level sharpshooters have never fought such a grand battle. Now they are full of confidence in the next battle. Looking at the current casualty ratio, it seems that
Going to the plateau to act as a bait is no longer a matter of near-death. In addition, the morale is high, so the mobility is naturally strong at this time.
Of course, when everyone was in high spirits, there were still some people who were a little worried. Although Richard repeatedly said that there was no need to worry about logistics, the army's supplies were only enough for one day, and no food had been replenished. A careful general would always feel that
Some worries.
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"Sir Richard, the army only has enough food and grass for one day. If we don't get replenishment, the soldiers will be hungry until the day after tomorrow at best."
During the march, Alsi couldn't help but remind Richard again. Although Richard still looked confident, this time Richard gave General Alsi a task.
"General Arsi, don't worry about the food and grass. Now you can bring some people to open up a larger open space. The food will come soon."
"This...is, Lord Richard!"
"Third Flag Regiment, send two of them to follow me!"
Although Alsi was still a little confused, he was still unambiguous about the execution of the order. He quickly followed Richard's order and led people to find a suitable terrain and start cutting down trees.
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Dragon Scale Castle
With the Northern Route Army's expedition, the military fort at the forefront of the northern line of Longxing Pass was no longer as crowded as before. Only an army of more than 10,000 people remained behind, and the surrounding military fortresses were all vacant.
Compared with the hustle and bustle some time ago, Dragon Scale Castle has become a little deserted recently, but today, Dragon Scale Castle has become a little livelier again.
"Dragon!"
"The dragon is back!"
No matter how many times they see it, most humans will feel an inexplicable excitement when they see a giant dragon. The descent of more than 20 giant dragons from the sky instantly broke the recent peace of Dragon Scale Castle. The soldiers standing on the city wall shouted unconsciously.
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The giant dragon, led by an ancient black dragon, crossed the city wall and quickly landed on a huge open space in the Dragon Scale Castle. When it landed, the ancient black dragon instantly transformed into a human form, glanced at the piles of food and grass in the open space, and clicked with satisfaction.